Teddy Riley Talks Chemistry Behind New Blackstreet Combo

After teaming-up with Mase and Mya on a song for “The Rugrats” soundtrack, Teddy Riley and the rest of his Blackstreet crew are getting ready to return with the group’s third album, entitled, appropriately enough, “Finally.”

The new record marks Blackstreet’s first studio release since 1996’s multi-platinum effort, “Another Level,” and prior to the “Finally” sessions, Riley was faced with tweaking the group’s membership for the third time in the last five years — eventually replacing departed singer Mark Middleton with Terrell Phillips.

In an interview with the MTV Radio Network, Teddy Riley talked about how the new Blackstreet line-up gelled while working on “Finally,” and how this group differs from its past incarnations.